Hi, YABCers!
Today we’re super excited to host the cover celebration for
Dance of the Owl Woman – Patya’s Journey (K. M. Huber),
in stores August 18, 2026!
Before we get to the cover, here’s a note from K. M. Huber:
Happy All Hallows’ Eve! That special time when worlds overlap, the supernatural comes close, and we can try on other faces and lives . . . Here’s a little special something for your treat bag this year:
I invite you to step into Patya’s world. Let it envelope you, entice you, and take you on adventures real and fantastical.
When advance copies are ready in February, YABC readers can enter a giveaway for copies but, to celebrate this beautiful cover right NOW, you can enter to win a copy of Patya’s May 2025 debut, Call of the Owl Woman – A Novel of Ancient Peru, wherein Patya steps into a destiny she never imagined. I hope her journey will challenge your senses and nourish your soul and that it will make you long for more adventures in her world.
Ready to celebrate?
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Title: Dance of the Owl Woman – Patya’s Journey
Author’s name: K. M. Huber
Release date: August 18, 2026
Publisher: Spark Press
ISBN: 9798896363828
Cover designer/artist credit: Cristina Stanojevich (artist); Leah Lococo (cover designer)
The stakes only get higher for Patya in this heart-stopping sequel to Call of the Owl Woman, which features a tenacious heroine and vivid villains who will mesmerize fans of the magical and keep armchair travelers at the edge of their seats.
In sixth-century Peru, Patya’s world is being torn apart by crisis, drought, and personal tragedy, yet she transforms from a shy teenager who doubts she’ll ever be loved into a mystical young leader willing to risk her life for what she believes. After facing down vicious high priest Achiq to defend her little brother, Patya herself becomes the focus of Achiq’s vengeance: He convinces the community that she is responsible for a devastating fire actually set by his followers and turns people against her.
Determined to prove her innocence, Patya sets out to find her grandmother’s allies. Drawing strength from her ancestral roots and the earth itself, she gradually discovers new strength and awakens to her own power—and begins to fulfill her grandmother’s dream of rekindling an ancient sisterhood. Despite danger, fear, and self-doubt, Patya summons the courage to step into a destiny larger than herself. Everything in her says it’s the right thing to do, but can she do it without losing her new love—a love she never dreamed was possible before now?
About the Author: K. M. Huber
K. M. Huber grew up in the Pacific Northwest climbing trees, wandering in the mountains, wondering about the world, and writing poems. Unforeseen winds carried her to a new life in New York City, chance introduced her to her future husband, and before long another wind blew them together to the stark desert coast of his homeland, Peru. There, she fell under the enchantment of mystical inland Andean peaks, magical valleys, timeless tales and colorful traditions that continue to inspire her writing even though they now live in East Tennessee.
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*Giveaway Details*
Four (4) winners will receive a signed copy of Dance of the Owl Woman – Patya’s Journey (K. M. Huber), as well as a star-studded bag with a bookmark, a sticker, and 3 temporary tattoos: a monkey (one of the most famous of the mysterious Nazca lines), a leaping orca, and an owl! ~ US Only!
